Line hanger



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Patentedv Jan. 8, 1929.

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, c LARENcE .'g. HENRYsoN, 'or sT. PAUL, vnu'missora.-

Linn Harman.

Application led March 3, 1927. Serial No. 172,588.

This invention relates to clothes line hangers, and the main object is to provide means of a simple, eilicient, and practical nature for supporting clothes lines and the like, whereb such lines may, without being disconnecte be swung up into an out of the way `pos1t1on such as is desired, -for instance in, basements, where head room is needed when the lines are not in use. Further and more specific objects will be disclosed'in' the course of the following specification, reference being had to the` accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is an elevation of the device,`as applied to a fioor joist above a basement, two of such devices being used in parallel spaced relation with respect to each other.

- Fig. 2 is an end view of a pair of the devices indicating their respective positions, showing the adjacent ceiling construction, partly in section and partly broken away.

` Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section on the line 3--3 in Fig. 1.

` Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 -4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view on the -lin 5 5 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view on the line 6 6 in Fig.4 1, lor as on the line 6 6 in Fig. 7. f

Fig. 7 is a detail view as seen from the left in Fig. 6.

. Fig. 8 is an enlarged fractional detail view of the bar as shown in Fig.- 5, but showing a modified form of the line hook.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective section on the line 9 9 in Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawing more particularly and byreference characters Adesignates the lceiling beams or floor joists as usually found in the basements of homes, and B deligt ese beams. The beams or rafters present t e most convenient form. of support for my device,

although similar supports` located elsewhere than in a basement may obviously be' utihzed equallywell.

Upon the outer faces of each of two of such supports A, I pivotally secure, as b bolts 10,"

- apair of depending angle iron lin rs 11, the

lower' ends of which are connected by a horizontal angle iron bar 12, having hooks 13 (or 14) to which the clothes lines are hitchedor tied. It may be noted that the bolts 10 are suiciently high -so that the lower, portion of the 'oist A acts as a substantial brace for thev 11, which are pulled, by the lines,

v tension I find it preferab dicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and to do this it is of course not necessary to remove or loosen the lines carried by thel cross bars 12. y

-While the pivot connections between-the cross bar 12 and thedepending links 11 may` be of any suitable construction lf have illustrated a preferred form, whichmay be describedas follows: The members 11 and 12' are pivotally connected, at each joint, with a' bolt 15, the same having a spring acting washer 16 on one or both ends,',whereby Aenough friction may be createdto holdthe dev-ice in the upper dotted line position shown in Fig.- 1, where it must be' lieldwhen out bf use. The vertic'al'fiange` of the bar 12 preferably abuts or bears' against the edge of the adjacent flange of each link 11, so as to relieve the bolt 15 and washers 16 from any of the pulling strain resulting frormthe tension of the lines or the weight of 'the clothes. .But to prevent any distorting tendency ont' such e tofinsert a small block 17 between the parallel anges of the members 11 and 12.

1f hooks such as 13 are employed they are provided with reduced non-c1rcular portions 18, which are riveted into-the vertical fiange of the bar12, thus rendering them rigid with l the bar. The hooks, such as 14, are provided with angular extensions `19, which arel'iveted to the horizontal anges, but these hooks arev preferably loose enough to permitthem to be swung into the dotted line position, shown in ,Figa 8, thus rendering the device .more compact for shipping purposes.

It is understood that suitable modifications may be made in the general desi p and structural details of the invention as erein shown and described, provided, however, that said .modifications come within the spirit and scope of the a pended'claims. Having now there fore ful y shown and described my invention,

what I claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A line hanger com' lrising a pair of par allel bars betweenwhic lines are'stretched,

a pair of normally depending links su porting each bar; said links bein pivota cured at theirlower ends to the ed toI-be pivotally secured at their upper ends ar and ad'apt- 11o` `to a rigid support, wherebytle bars may bel y i individually swung up, in theirvertical planes.'

' parallel to each other, to collapsed positions, toa rigid support, whereby vthe bars may be when not in use. y individually swung up parallel to each other, l0

2. Aline hangercomprising a pair of parto4 collapsed positions, said links being arallel bars between which lines are stretched, ranged to bear against the supports whereby 5 va pair of normall depending links supportto brace the bars against the pull of the lines ing each bar, `sai links bein pivotally se-' stretchedtherebetween. l

cured at their lower ends to the ar and adapt- In testimony whereof -I aiiix my signature. ed to be pivotallyseoured at their upper ends CLARENCE J HENRYSON. 

